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Millions of children logged-on to BBC Bitesize for online lessons as schools remain closed following the Easter break.
CBBC presenter Katie Thistleton presents a show on BBC Bitesize. Picture: BBC Bitesize
CBBC presenter Katie Thistleton presents a show on BBC Bitesize. Picture: BBC Bitesize

Updates for 21 April: 

Three million children ‘go back to school’ with BBC Bitesize

Record numbers of children logged-on to BBC Bitesize for home learning following the Easter break.

Three million children took BBC Bitesize Daily lessons on its first day. The previous record for the Bitesize website was 1.3m on the first day of school closures last month (23 March).

Top lessons accessed online include year 3 English, year 5 English and maths and year 7 maths as stars including Sir David Attenborough, Professor Brian Cox, Danny Dyer and Jodie Whittaker all signed-up to the initiative to deliver lessons to children.

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